Genetics and genomics in Brazil: a promising future. Issue 4 (1st July 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Passos‐Bueno, Maria Rita; Bertola, Debora; Horovitz, Dafne Dain Gandelman; de Faria Ferraz, Victor Evangelista; Brito, Luciano Abreu
• Is Part Of: Molecular genetics & genomic medicine. Volume 2:Issue 4(2014:Jul.)
• Page Start: 280
• Page End: 291
• Publication Date: 2014-07-01
• Subjects: Medical genetics -- Periodicals; Genomics -- Periodicals; 616.042
• DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.95
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2324-9269

Abstract

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